Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel start windswept visit to California

It was a blustery, windy start to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel’s visit to San Francisco, but the pair carried out a series of engagements related to Swedes abroad and nature. On Monday, the Swedish royal couple did what many tourists do in San Francisco: visited the Golden Gate Bridge and posed for pictures before visiting the Marine Mammal Center organisation for sustainability…
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DenmarkNorwaySweden

Scandinavian Spotlight: State visits, birthday celebrations and more!

Let’s a take a look at the royal week in Scandinavia! DENMARK Queen Margrethe was back in the spotlight this week as King Frederik, Queen Mary and their children were out of the country on a winter vacation—their first since the change of throne last month. Queen Margrethe stepped in as regent for her son for the first time, a duty the Royal Court had stressed that she will still…
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Spain

Queen Sofia celebrated with important prize

Queen Sofia of Spain has been awarded a special honour. The queen, who remains one of the most popular members of her royal family, will be given the Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands, the highest award that autonomous community can present. It is a recognition of the…
Sweden

The jewels of a queen in waiting transformed by an historic consort

It’s one of the best known tiaras of a royal family but this regal sparkler only became a crowning glory almost two centuries after it was created. Queen Silvia of Sweden is often seen in a regal purple tiara made of huge amethysts surrounded by diamonds but until she became consort, in 1976, these gems were a necklace and had a far from starring role in the royal jewellery…
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European Royals

The next queen called Elisabeth: how is a princess preparing for her future role?

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their roles in a continuously changing landscape. Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant. As it happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the rest of her…
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